Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Shelby County, Ohio

CaringScore for Shelby County, OH

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelby was based on more than 50 factors in three key categories: health, cost, and livability. By compiling and analyzing this data, Caring.com is able to rate the quality of life you or a loved one might expect should you choose continuing care retirement communities in Shelby.

A CaringScore can range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and provides a quick way to compare cities, counties, and even specific zip codes. With a CaringScore of 5, Shelby is on par with the national average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Shelby. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Shelby County, OH

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelby, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for continuing care retirement communities. The HealthScore for Shelby is based on the availability of healthcare resources, air and water quality, the overall health of the local population, and other key factors. With a HealthScore of 4, Shelby rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 103.1 physicians per capita, Shelby trails the national average by 53.2 percent. Shelby trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 79.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Shelby is 77.9 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Shelby -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Shelby's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Shelby County, OH	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	103.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	4.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Shelby County, OH

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelby, rates the cost of living for older adults on a scale of 1 (more expensive) to 10 (less expensive). It's specifically tailored to people looking for continuing care retirement communities. The CostScore for Shelby is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 6.2, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Shelby are generally less expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at continuing care retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Shelby. The entry fee or purchase price for an independent living community can range from $50,000 to $500,000 or more, and typically requires an additional monthly service fee of $1,000 to $3,000 on average. The cost of living indices below provide the best proxy for comparing costs of continuing care retirement communities in Shelby to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Shelby indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 29.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Shelby County, OH
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	95
Housing Index	71
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	106
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Shelby County, OH

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Shelby. On a scale of 1 (less livable) to 10 (more livable), it's a rating of the quality of life in a region, specifically tailored to those looking for continuing care retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Shelby is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.8, Shelby is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for continuing care retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 177 days each year in Shelby, 13.7 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 15°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Shelby than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Shelby is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $52,806 per year, the population of Shelby earns a median household income on par with the national average. Shelby has an unemployment rate of 9.90 percent, roughly 8.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.06 percent of the population in Shelby is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Shelby	Nat'l Avg
Parks	7.3	136.1
Libraries	12.2	18.8
Places of Worship	108.5	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	61.2	97.7
Pharmacies	10.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65